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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDisharmonious
/ˌdɪs.hɑːˈmɪə.ni.əs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by discord, disagreement, or a lack of harmony among elements or people.
"The committee's meeting became disharmonious as members argued over the budget allocation." - 2
In musical or aesthetic contexts, producing an unpleasant or jarring combination of sounds or visual elements.
"The modern sculpture looked disharmonious against the classic architecture of the courtyard."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'dis-' (expressing negation or reversal) combined with 'harmonious', which originates from the Latin 'harmonia' and Greek 'harmonia' meaning joint, agreement, or concord. The term emerged in the early 17th century to describe a lack of agreement, musical discord, or general incongruity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disharmonious" is said worldwide
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Dishwarmonieux
Transliteration: dis-ar-mo-nyø
Script: Disharmonieux
"Leurs points de vue disharmonieux ont retardé le projet."
disharmonisch
Transliteration: dɪsˈhaʁmoːnɪʃ
"Die Farben in dem Raum wirkten disharmonisch."
disharmonico
Transliteration: dis-ar-mo-ni-ko
"I suoni dissonanti erano particolarmente disharmonici."
desarmónico
Transliteration: des-ar-mo-ni-ko
"La relación entre ambos era notablemente desarmónica."
desarmônico
Transliteration: dez-ar-mo-ni-ku
"O tom desarmônico da discussão surpreendeu a todos."
असंगत
Transliteration: asangat
"उनका यह असंगत व्यवहार किसी को पसंद नहीं आया।"
不和谐的
Transliteration: bù hé xié de
"房间里的颜色搭配显得很不和谐。"
부조화의
Transliteration: bujohwaui
"그 두 사람의 의견은 부조화의 상태를 보였다."
不調和な
Transliteration: fuchōwa na
"そのデザインは全体の中で不調和な印象を与える。"
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